Improvement in spurs



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

HENRY FELLOVVS, OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENTIN SPURS.

Specification forming part of Leiters Patent No. l 13, l 52, dated March28, 1&71.'

Z0 all whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HENRY FELLows, of Bloomington, in the county ofMonroe and State of Indiana, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in Spurs for Equestrians; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of' the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofrefcren ce marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a sectional view of' mydevice. Fig. 2 is a side external View, and Fig. 3 is a top externalview, of the same.

My invention relates to spurs for the use of equestrians; and itconsists in the novel construction and arrangement of a sleeve or shieldthe outer end of which is formed in ring-shape to project beyond thespurs of the rowel, and is operated automatically by a spring.

The object accomplished by my device is to guard contiguous substancesfrom unnecessary contact with the rowel,

A of the drawings represents the shank of my spur, and Bthe rowelthereof, arranged to rotate in the usual manner. The form of the shankillustrated by the drawings is designed for use by screwing into thestirrup or bootheel 5 but the shield I have invented is applicable toall classes of spurs in which the rowel is used.

The letter C represents my shield arranged upon the shank and operatedthereon by means of the spring a. The outer end of this shield isconstructed in the form of a ring, somewhat greater in diameter than therowel, and is slotted, as shown, to provide a recess for the spurs onthe rowel when not on duty.

It is obvious that, by pressing the ring of the shield against/thehorse, the spurs on the rowel are uncovered, and that when such pressureceases the spring a will force the shield outward beyond the peripheryof the rowel and guard the spurs from contact with contiguous objects.

lI claim as my invention-f 'The spring-shield C, having a ring-head, asdescribed, in combination with the rowel B, substantially as specified.

HENRY FELLOWS` Vitnesses:

D. D. KANE, VILLETTE ANDERSON'.

